по́дкуп

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nounmasculineinanimateuncountable

1.
bribery, bribing, subornation, graft
Его обвини́ли в по́дкупе свиде́телей.
He was accused of bribing witnesses.
"subornation" is the legal sense (of witnesses); "graft" is informal and refers to bribery of officials.

Usage info

The act of bribing

Полиция расследует дело о подкупе чиновников.
The police are investigating a case involving the bribery of officials.
Его обвинили в подкупе судьи.
He was accused of bribing a judge.
Подкуп свидетелей карается по закону.
Bribing witnesses is punishable by law.